Cost of living comparison
Laos is 64.7% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Laos instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 49.4% less for restaurants
Guinea
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,846
|
$2.73
LAK58,022
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,260
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,778
|
$0.82
LAK17,483
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,283
|
$0.51
LAK10,903
|
|
pay 30.3% more for groceries
Guinea
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,427
|
$1.52
LAK32,248
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF59,984
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,119
|
$9.92
LAK210,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,280
|
$1.96
LAK41,748
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,265
|
$1.94
LAK41,233
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,891
|
$2.15
LAK45,628
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,774
|
$0.85
LAK18,065
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
$1.38
LAK29,282
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,924
|
$1.85
LAK39,357
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
$1.10
LAK23,427
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
$1.01
LAK21,533
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,438
|
$4.46
LAK94,795
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,537
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,140
|
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
|
pay 45.0% more for housing
Guinea
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF856,912
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,630,604
|
$553.97
LAK11,782,921
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,570,736
|
$228.82
LAK4,867,052
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF360,407
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
|
pay 35.8% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,469,685
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF59,983,833
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
|
pay 10.8% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,338
|
$1.23
LAK26,103
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,138
|
$2.02
LAK42,870
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,854
|
$1.84
LAK39,227
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,169
|
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,884
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Guinea
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,382
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,074
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
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